Bill Text: TX HR1281 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dr. Bruce Jacobson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-01 - Reported enrolled [HR1281 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1281-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1281 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort | ||
| those saddened by the passing of Dr. Bruce Jacobson on January 13, | ||
| 2023, at the age of 96; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Alfred and Emma Jacobson, Bruce Jacobson | ||
| was born in 1926, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and he grew up with the | ||
| companionship of four siblings, Don, Inez, Joyce, and Roman; | ||
| answering his nation's call to duty, he joined the United States | ||
| Navy at the age of 17, serving on the destroyer Donald W. Wolf | ||
| during World War II; returning to civilian life, he enrolled at | ||
| Texas Christian University, where he graduated with honors, and he | ||
| completed his education at Baylor Medical School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Jacobson began his medical career as a resident | ||
| at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, and in the 1950s, he and | ||
| several partners opened a private practice clinic in North Richland | ||
| Hills; he went on to establish Glenview Hospital, which later | ||
| became North Hills Hospital; in the 1970s and 1980s, he oversaw the | ||
| family medicine program at Southwestern Medical School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed physician was president of the Tarrant | ||
| County Medical Society and president of the staff at John Peter | ||
| Smith Hospital, and in 1982, he was appointed by Ronald Reagan to | ||
| the President's Commission on Biomedical Ethics; moreover, | ||
| Governor Rick Perry appointed him as an admiral in the Texas Navy; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Active in his community, Dr. Jacobson was a member | ||
| of the Birdville Independent School District Board of Trustees and | ||
| the board of the Bank of North Texas, and he served as team doctor | ||
| for the Richland High School football team; a man of deep faith, he | ||
| helped to establish Peace Lutheran Church in Hurst; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Jacobson shared a fulfilling union with his | ||
| first wife, Pat, that spanned 57 years until her passing in 2004; | ||
| fortunate to find love again, he married Linda Morrow, and the | ||
| couple enjoyed 15 years together; he took great pride in his seven | ||
| children, Lynn, Jan, Julie, Bruce, Michael, Jennifer, and Eric, and | ||
| he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to include two | ||
| stepdaughters, Melanie and Melissa, and numerous grandchildren and | ||
| great-grandchildren; he liked to play golf, travel in his | ||
| motorhome, and write poetry, and in retirement, he raised Appaloosa | ||
| and thoroughbred horses; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bruce Jacobson possessed a generosity of spirit that | ||
| expressed itself in myriad ways, and he enriched the lives of | ||
| countless people with his warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Bruce Jacobson | ||
| and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Bruce | ||
| Jacobson. | ||
| Klick | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1281 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 1, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
